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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 19 Dec 2013

Farhadi isn’t interested in judging his characters so much as comprehending them in all their complexity, and registering the consequences…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 19 Dec 2013

Farhadi's latest film is almost hypnotically compelling, spinning an intricate web of predicaments, emotional reactions and resolutions in…

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By Richard Corliss (1,032) for Time (1,811) on 19 Dec 2013

It has many of A Separation’s strengths — the acute observation of complex characters in a story that keeps unpacking surprises — but…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 19 Dec 2013

[Farhadi's] gift for pulling us deep into the story, and for conveying the major burdens of these supposedly minor lives, is unimpaired…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 19 Dec 2013

The Past is not as nuanced as its predecessor — and not as impactful, either. But this is still far more complex than most family dramas…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 19 Dec 2013

The story is nearly obscured by its schematic design (everyone doesn’t just have his or her reasons; he or she is also guilty), but there…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 18 Dec 2013

The result demonstrates that Farhadi, who is cinema’s heir to the likes of Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov, is so deft at ingenious narrative…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 18 Dec 2013

Bejo (The Artist) digs deep into the secrets and lies that have afflicted all her relationships, in a wonderfully affecting film that haunts…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 18 Dec 2013

It’s almost impossible to describe the narrative specifics of The Past without making the movie seem ridiculously hammy…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for McClatchy-Tribune News Service (291) on 18 Dec 2013

Like the characters in this inter-connected world, you may feel the need to let go of The Past, only to realize, after the credits, the hold…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Village Voice (8,525) on 17 Dec 2013

Bolstered by performances that convey profound grief and remorse without look-at-me histrionics, The Past is steeped in the believable micro…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 16 Dec 2013

Farhadi navigates his complicated narrative thicket with an apparent ease that confirms yet again that he's an amazing talent, but here he…

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By Deborah Young (235) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 25 May 2013

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi pursues his exploration of guilt, choice and responsibility in a superbly written, directed and acted drama…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for Indiewire (3,631) on 25 May 2013

Farhadi's new movie confirms his unique ability to explore how constant chatter and anguished outbursts obscure the capacity for honest communication…

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By Jordan Hoffman (1,025) for Film.com (1,892) on 25 May 2013

The Past is just about as good as a relationship drama is ever going to get…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 25 May 2013

An indelible tapestry of carefully engineered revelations and deeper human truths…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 25 May 2013

It is an intricate and often brilliant drama, with restrained and intelligent performances; there is an elegantly patterned mosaic of detail,…

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By Kevin Jagernauth (311) for The Playlist (3,871) on 25 May 2013

This is a tremendously well written piece of work, with impressively developed characters, with scene after scene that further enriches and…

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By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out London (344) on 25 May 2013

It’s intricate and often mature as drama, but it’s also meandering and at times heavy-handed, even melodramatic, and the tight control…

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